Increased carotid intima-media thickness associated with high hs-CRP levels is a predictor of unstable coronary artery disease

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 270-273

  Abdushi, Sejran Ahmet ^a   Kryeziu, Fadil Ukë ^b   Nazreku, Feim Durak ^a  

^a Prim Dr Daut Mustafa Regional Hospital   (Serbia)

^b National Institute of Public Health   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; CIMT; Hs CRP; Stable coronary disease; Unstable coronary disease

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84889263961     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2013-061     Document Type: Article

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